at me.
That didn’t last long.
“Hi, ladies.” Gavyn appeared out of nowhere.
“Mind if I join you?” He sat down next to me, across from Bree.
As usual, he wore big sunglasses and a
baseball cap, but it was still obvious it was him. He extended a
hand to Bree. “You must be Bree. I’m Gavyn.”
She shook his hand without hesitation. “Very
nice to meet you,” she said, as if she met movie stars every
day.
Other people were not so calm. Students
stared openly. The courtyard filled up as more and more people
found a reason to come outside.
“Hey, babe.” He kissed my hand.
I saw several female classmates giving me
looks ranging from envy to admiration. I did my level best not to
look too smug.
Okay, maybe I didn’t try at all.
“Hey,” I said.
“I’m on a quick break. We’re filming at the
church on campus today, but do you want to have dinner tonight?” He
lowered his voice to a whisper. “Something low key. I guess our
little outing got picked up on the tabloid circuit. I’m very
sorry.”
“I’m sorry you were photographed with me.
It’s probably not good for your career.”
Bree chimed in. “Not true. You look super hot
in the photos.”
Gavyn smiled at her. “I agree with Ms. Bree
here. You looked amazing.” He returned his attention to me.
“Really. I didn’t want you to have to deal with this.”
“This is small potatoes. So, what time should
I come over tonight and what should I bring?”
“Whenever you get back from school. I’ll
order in some food for dinner. The only thing you need to bring is
yourself.” He smiled, but it wasn’t his normal smile. It looked a
little strained.
“Okay. Consider it done.”
He stood. “Awesome, I better go.” He glanced
around at the growing mass of students. “It’s getting a little
crowded here. Nice to meet you, Bree.”
And then he was gone, his bodyguards
surrounding him the second he stepped away from the table.
I dropped my head against the back of my
chair. “Oh, swoon!”
Bree giggled. “Oh, my God, he is positively
dreamy. And so nice and normal.”
“I know.”
“Have you guys done it yet?” she asked.
I lifted my head. “You and your dirty
mouth.”
“You need to use your dirty mouth on him.
That man is sexual perfection,” she said.
I agreed.
Three hours later, I was freshly showered,
clad in jeans and a low-cut fitted shirt that did nothing to hide
my bust, and standing outside the penthouse suite.
“Good. You’re here,” he said, giving me a
quick hug as he opened the door. “I just ordered some food. I had a
feeling you would get here around this time.”
I walked into his giant room. It appeared he
had done some tidying up since the last time I was here. He walked
up behind me and wrapped his arms around me. “How is it you make
jeans look sexy?”
“I’m glad you think so because I’m definitely
a t-shirt and jeans girl.
“One more thing to love about you,” he said.
My heart jumped at the word.
A white-capped service attendant delivered
the champagne, prime rib and steamed vegetables, set them on the
small two-top near the window, and left quickly.
“Have you ever had a serious relationship?”
he asked after our champagne toast.
I gulped it down. “Abrupt topic change
much?”
“Well?”
“Not really.”
“Really? You’re twenty-three and you’ve never
been in a serious relationship?”
“No.”
“May I ask, why not?” he asked with his super
sexy smile.
“Just haven’t met the right person, I
suppose.” I shrugged, hoping he couldn’t read the lie in my
eyes.
“Hmm. Aren’t you going to ask me the same
question?”
“No. It doesn’t have any relevance to today
and now.”
I pushed my plate away, walked over to him
and stood in front of him. He scooted his chair away from the
table, confused. He started to rise, but I put my hand down on his
chest, gently pushing him back in the chair.
I straddled him. He looked surprised, but
smiled as I leaned
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